The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-02-24
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DIR. j. ID. Kergan, of Detroit, illustrates |
80 l. His New Soinnce.

4' i. His New Science
The advance Of science In various di.
Tecti0ns during the past few years has
been truly remarkable, yet when we
think Shakespeare intimated the eleC-
tric telegraph In his day and many other
writer's have pr0gnOsticated scientific
discoveries that have been realized.
The march OF medical sciences has been
EQUALLY progressive, and the remedial
dlscoVerieein physics and surgery are as
great and beneficial 10 the world as are
all Of these wonderful scientific dis
coYeries.
LAST Saturday evening the press of the
city were invited by DR.. Kergan to his
room, In the American House. AFepre-
sentative Of the DAILY DEMOCRAT, to-
Rether with other members Of the city
press, were promptly on hand, when the
Doctor explained the experiment. he was
about to make. He disaVowed anything
| spiritualistic, or Of faith cure, but ex-
planned that his discovery was purely
scientific. and hence Of interest 10 the
whole world. uleo
he says he ls able TO control the whole
OF any part OF the human body by means
OF Psychological or MesmeRic influence,
that is II there is any pain In any part
| OF the body he MosInerised the part af
fected without affecting the mind OF the
patient In the least, or any other part
Of the body. f'
he explained to the few listeners Of
the success he has had and to satisfy
them he would chow them a few expert.
ments that would satisfy the most Scep-
tical. The Doctors son travels with
him and on whom the experiments are
made; the Arst one was on the chest,
which was made bare, and the doctor
commenced by placing his right hand
on the chest and the fingers Of the left
hand on the back OF the neck at the base
OF the brain. After few minutes the
son said II was all ready. when he sat
down on chair and took cushion Of
needles and q small tack hammer and
drove some seVenty-two needles into his
chest to the depth Of q quarter Of an
inch, without wincing or experiencing
any pain. After they were all driven
in he walked around to each one Of the
auditors that they might make a person
al examination. The young man said
that he has had as many Bs 1400 needles
driven In him at once. There was but
Eve or six that bled a little after being
pulled out. His next experiment was at
the wrist, which after going through q
similar operation by the Doctor, the
young man proceeded to force very
large needle through about one inch Of
solid flesh, which was seen by each and
every one present. asr
The Doctor then aeked some one to
name any excruciatlng test they would
like to see, such as forcing needle
through the tongue or under the finger
nail 10 the quick. The latter was
chosen by the audience and the young
man then drove needle under the nail
of the large finger Of the left hand,
through the quick to the root of the nail.
These the Doctor says are only few Of
the tests he can put his son to. He
barred his arms and showed where he
had been burned with lighted cigars, In
a number Of places.
The Doctor thinks that this method Of
producing insensibility to pain can and
will be brought to such degree of per-
feCtiOn that minor and even major sur.
gical operations may be performed with"
0Ht difficulty.
DR.. Kergsn will explain his theories
In course Of free lectures In Clarks'
Hall, this city, the first Of which will be
tomorrow (TuesdRy) evening. Our citt-
zens should avail themselves Of this Op-
portunlty. Experiments will be made
by the Doctor during the lectures.